Windshield hinge



May 18 1926. 1,585,248v

G. A. JACOBS WINDSHIELD HINGE Filed Feb. 6, 1924 VEv Il] George/ Jacoby Patented May 18, 1926.

PATENT OFFICE..

GEORGE A. JACOBS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDSI-IIELD HINGE.

Application filed February This invention relates to a hinge or pivot for automobile Windshields, door transons and the likee wherein it is desirable to swing the glass frame open to varying extents and to retain it in such a position to prevent ac cidental closure.

lit is an object of this invention to provide an improved Windshield hinge having automatic self-locking means acting' at the periphery of a disc, whereby both the lineness of adjustment and the leverage of the locking means are increased.

it also an object of this invention to provide a compact, self-contained pivot hinge that can be mounted in a narrow space bet-Ween the glass frame and the support with only the attaching lugs projecting over the inner surface of the frame and support.

1t is a further object of this invention to provide a compact structure that elin'iinates thick castings by the use of sheet metal stamping so formed as to entirely enclose the operatingY parts of the mechanism.

Other and further important objects of this invention ivill be apparent from the disclosures in the specification and the accompanying; drawings.

rlhe invention (in a preferred form) is illust-rated in thedraivings and hereinafter lore fully described.

On the dra-Wings:

Figure 1 is :i view of one side of a device eniibodying the features of this invention.

Figure SZ is a corresponding view of the other side.

vlig'ure 3 the device looking down on Figures Figure 4t is a section on the line Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3, showing; the device attached bei tvveon a windshield and its bracket or support.

As shown on the drawings:

A disc is indicated by the reference numeral 10 having; a flanged rim 11 with a series of outwardly projecting` sen1i-spherical indentations 12 formed therein. rllhe disc is preferably a metal stamping, and fasteninglugs 13 and a central pivot recess 1e can be struck therefrom during the process of manufacture. A smaller disc 15 tits Within is a coirespOndine` edge vievv of 1 and 2. #lfof G, 1924. Serial No. 691,030.

the rim 11 of the disc 10 and has a central pivot recess 16 aligned with the recess let, a countersunk head bolt 17 forming` a pivot be tiveen the sections. llt will be noted that ligure 5 shows that the recesses or depressions 1li and 16 abut, and so serve to proper- 1y space the discs 10 and 15. Similar fastening lugs 13 are struck from the inner disc 15 and are fastened to the frame of the movable object such as the Windshield frame or sash 18, shown in Figure Oppositely disposed lugs 19 are struck in Wardly from the small disc 15 to serve as abutments for detent projecting springs 2C bent in the general shape of a bow with the reentrant ends of the spring;l engaging detents 21 which are guided in radial channels Q2 formed in the'surface of the disc 15. rlhe detcnts 21 have semispherical heads adapted to frictionally engage in the indentations 12 in the rim of the larger disc 10. This construction insures tne maximum leverage for the frictional surfaces and thereby permits tle use of lighter springs 21 and a smoother movement of the glass frame from one position to the other as the detents need not engage so deeply in the indentations in the rim of the larger disc as has been necessary with the prior art structures.

,i am urtare that many changes may be made., and nui'nerous details of construction may be varied through a Wide range Without departing from the prinoipleslof this invention, and l. therefore do not purpose limitingl the patent granted hereon, other wise than necessitated by the prior art.

l claim as my invention:

A Windshield hinge coinprisinel a dise having a flanged rim with a series of indentations therenn a second disc adapted to fit Within the flange of said .iii-st disc, a pivot bolt51 lugs struck from said second disc adapted to serve as spring abutnicnts, radial detent guides formed on the surface of said second disc.j detents therein adapted to engage in the indentations of the first disc and springs engaged between said detents and said lugs to force said detents outwardly.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto subscribed my name.

GEORG-E A. JACOBS. 

